Swindon
This coverage examines retail developments and regeneration efforts in Swindon, a town navigating significant transformation amid broader UK retail challenges. This information is curated for retail professionals assessing market opportunities, urban regeneration impacts, and the evolving retail landscape in Swindon.
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Jul- 2025 -7 JulyTechnology
Apple’s UK tax bill hits £300m as operating profits clear £1.2bn
Apple has revealed that it paid £304m in corporation tax in the UK for the year ended 28 September 2024, an increase of 62%, as its operating profits cleared £1.2bn for the first time. In accounts filed with Companies House, the technology giant revealed that its operating profit increased from…
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May- 2025 -2 MayFeatures
How is Westfield’s new Health and Wellness Village reshaping retail spaces
Westfield London has announced the opening of its new Wellness Village, in a move to cater to the growing demand for accessible health and wellness experiences within a retail setting. The new space offers over 50,000 sq. ft. of health and wellness brands and services. According to the latest report…
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Sep- 2024 -9 SeptemberNews
The Cotswold Company sales hit £40m in H1
The Cotswold Company, a premium handcrafted furniture and homeware brand, has announced a strong sales growth of 15% to £40.1m for the six months ending 25 August. Sales for the company were up 80% on a five-year basis and when compared to pre-Covid levels, following a 21% year-on-year increase in…
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Jul- 2024 -12 JulyElectrical
Currys speeds up UK store investment programme
Currys has announced that it will be making further investments in its store portfolio, which will see 50 of its largest stores undergo makeovers to include new categories, seasonal showcases, and “a focus on reinvigorating megastore entrance space”. It comes as Currys believes the blended in-store and online omnichannel model…
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Jun- 2024 -20 JuneNews
Today’s news in brief-20/6/24
Sainsbury’s announced the sale of its banking arm’s personal loan, credit card, and retail deposit portfolios to NatWest, scheduled for completion next year. The sale, which excludes Sainsbury’s Bank’s commission income businesses like insurance and travel money, will involve Sainsbury’s paying NatWest £125m to take over the portfolios. Sainsbury’s plans…
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20 JuneSupermarkets
Starmer reaffirms commitment to crackdown on shop worker abuse
Labour leader Keir Starmer has reaffirmed the party’s commitment to cracking down on abuse against shop workers should his party emerge victorious at the general election. Starmer reiterated the promise from his party’s manifesto to introduce a specific offence for assaults on store staff. He made this commitment to a…
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14 JuneNews
Aldi announces planned refurbs for more than 30 stores
Aldi has announced that over 30 of its stores across the UK will undergo refurbishments this summer, with the supermarket set to invest more than £90m on store improvements throughout 2024. Over 100 stores located across the country are getting an upgrade this year – from Crewe to Cardiff and…
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Dec- 2023 -6 DecemberNews
Poundland completes 87 new store opening in 70 days
Next Saturday (9 December) Poundland will complete the opening of 87 new stores in just 70 days as new stores open their doors in 10 locations. Poundland’s biggest-ever single quarterly opening programme has added around 1m square feet of new space as it opened and relocated stores into bigger premises. …
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Mar- 2023 -30 MarchShopping Centres
Brunel shopping centre to focus less on retail
Swindon’s Brunel shopping centre has announced plans for redevelopment with less of a focus on retail. According to the BBC , when the shopping centre opened in 1973, it was among the “first” of a new era of shopping precincts. However, 50 years later, many of the shop units are…
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Feb- 2023 -2 FebruaryDIY
ScS maintains outlook as it returns to growth
Furniture and flooring retailer ScS has revealed it expects to meet its full-year market expectations after it returned to growth in the 10 weeks to 28 January 2023. In an interim update, it said like-for-like order intake momentum “improved significantly” throughout the period and the group returned to growth of…
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